They're out of sorts in Sunderland
  And terribly cross in Kent
  They're down in Hull
  And the isle of Mall
  Is seething with discontent
  They're nervous in northumberland
  And Devon is down the drain
  They're filled with wrath on Firth of Forth
  And sullen on Salisbury plain
  In Dublin they're depressed lads
  Maybe because they're Celts
  For drake is hurrying West, lads
  And so is everyone else
    Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
  Misery is here to stay
  There are bad times just around the corner
  There are dark clouds hurtling through the sky
  And it's no good whining
  About a silver lining
  For we know from experience they won't roll by
  With a scowl and a frown we'll keep our peckers down
  And prepare for depression and doom and dread
  We're going to unpack our troubles from our old kit bag
  And wait until we drop down dead
    They're nervous in Nigeria
  They're all going crazy in Crete
  In Bucharest they're so depressed
  They're frightend to cross the streets
  In maine the melancholia
  Is deeper than tongue can tell
  In Monako all the croupiers know
  They haven't a hope in hell
  In far away Australia
  Each wallaby is well aware
  The world's a total failure
  Without any time to spare
    Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
  Suffering and dismay
  There are bad times just around the corner
  The horizon is gloomy as can be
  There are black birds over
  The greyish cliffs of Dover
  And the rats are preparing to leave the BBC
  We're unhappy breed and very bored indeed
  When reminded of something that Nelson said
  While the press and the politicians nag, nag, nag
  We'll wait until we drop down dead
    There are bad times just around the corner
  And the outlook's absolutely vile
  There are home fires smoking from Windermere to Woking
  And we're not going to tighten our belt and
  Smile Smile Smile
  At the sound of shots
  We'd just as soon as not
  Get a hot water bottle and go to bed
  We're going to unpack our troubles from our old kit bag
  And wait until we drop down dead
  I like your story
  Land of Hope and Glory
  Wait until we drop down dead